Iowa Code
Iowa Code § 595.10 (2026)
Who may solemnize
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Marriages may be solemnized by:
1. A judge of the supreme court, court of appeals, or district court, including a district associate judge, associate juvenile judge, or a judicial magistrate, and including a senior judge as defined in section 602.9202, subsection 3.
2. A person ordained or designated as a leader of the person’s religious faith. [C51, §1472; R60, §2524; C73, §2193; C97, §3145; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10436; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §595.10; 81 Acts, ch 188, §1] 83 Acts, ch 159, §1; 87 Acts, ch 115, §69; 95 Acts, ch 92, §3 Referred to in §595.12 \n
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 1985–1985 · leading case: Nelson v. Minner, 604 F. Supp. 590 (S.D. Iowa 1985).
Nelson v. Minner, 604 F. Supp. 590 (S.D. Iowa 1985). “Plaintiffs married one another on June 11, 1983, in a ceremony without the solemnization services of a judicial officer or minister of the gospel as required by Iowa Code § 595.10 (1983). 2 They have *592 never claimed that they are entitled to the benefit of Iowa Code § 595.”
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